Safford to hold off on surgery for now

Steve Walentik

Monday

Mar 1, 2010 at 12:01 AMMar 1, 2010 at 2:25 PM

Missouri junior forward Justin Safford, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last Wednesday against Colorado, will continue his rehabilitation but will not undergo season-ending surgery at this time. It is unknown if he will be able to play again this season.

“Justin is doing great with his rehabilitation and it’s something we are going to keep an eye on,” Coach Mike Anderson said in a statement released this afternoon. “What that means for this season, we’ll just have to wait and see.”

Safford, a Bloomington, Ill., native, scored eight points against the Buffaloes before landing awkwardly following a layup with just over 13 minutes remaining in the first half. He was averaging 8.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 20.0 minutes per game for the Tigers this season. MU lost its first game of the season with Safford, falling at Kansas State 63-53 on Saturday.

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